Chai case points to immigration law flaws
Hawai'i's members of Congress must make reform of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act a top priority. In the meantime, they might ask why chef Chai Chaowasaree, who clearly has demonstrated a desire to stay and work in Hawai'i, is being held in jail as a potential "flight risk."
Ethics chief pay should not be up to legislators
If legislators feel they do not want the Ethics Commission to set the salary for its executive director, then an alternative would be to tie that salary to the pay for Cabinet directors or their deputies. This is not so much about how much the ethics director should be paid, but rather about where the salary controls should rest. The choice should be obvious.
Jerry Burris
Governor pushing for union reforms
The tug-of-war between Gov. Ben Cayetano and public unions over a new wage contract reflects a far more fundamental struggle than a quick look might suggest. Cayetano is up to more than saving money. He is trying to fundamentally restructure the way collective bargaining takes place in Hawai'i. By Jerry Burris, Advertiser Editorial Page editor.
Tom Plate
Two bureaucratic behemoths nobody loves
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are well worth keeping for the rainy days of crisis. By Tom Plate, UCLA professor and columnist with the South China Morning Post.
Focus
A thousand little cuts to genocide
Hawaiian culture is being slowly bled to death by a thousand little cuts to our self-esteem, self-identity, cultural pride — to our souls. First in a series of three open letters to the citizens of Hawai'i.
Japanese need body remains of Ehime Maru victims
If the bodies of the missing Ehime Maru crew members are not retrieved, they cannot be purified by fire, preserved as ashes, placed in safekeeping and prepared for postmortem care. They will remain in anguish, never resting in peace. By George J. Tanabe Jr., professor of religion and the department chairman, Department of Religion, University of Hawai'i.
Invest with social responsibility
Given the importance of Native Hawaiian trusts, socially responsible investing offers powerful, innovative new ways to carry out the missions of the Ali'i Trusts and Hawaiian agencies. By Ho'oipo Pa, Kanani Nihipali and Bumpy Kanahele of the Native Hawaiian Advisory Council and Kuleana Waiwai Like Core Group.
 Investments can have impact on Native Hawaiians
Kaua'i Mayor Kusaka mulls run for U.S. House seat
Maryanne Kusaka, Kaua'i's popular Republican mayor, is seriously considering a run for the U.S. House of Representatives. By Bob Dye, a Kailua-based historian and writer. |
